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: absolutely, jim. i think one thing that stands out just as you start reading this that this phone call lasted 90 minutes between president obama and vladimir putin. and just to go through this, it says very frankly here the united states condemns russia's military intervention in the ukranian territory. i don't know if we have a full screen prepared just yet. i could read this very next part which makes it quite clear. the united states calls on russia to deescalate tensions by withdrawing its forces back to bases in crimea and to refrain from any interference elsewhere in ukraine. why is that last part important there of that thing we're putting up onscreen, quote. elsewhere in ukraine as you know, as you follow all of this, there are great concerns about what is happening in eastern ukraine because the russians have a heavy influence there. there are many ethnic russians in eastern ukraine. and the white house has been peppered with questions all week about what would happen in the event that easter
: absolutely, jim. i think one thing that stands out just as you start reading this that this phone call lasted 90 minutes between president obama and vladimir putin. and just to go through this, it says very frankly here the united states condemns russia's military intervention in the ukranian territory. i don't know if we have a full screen prepared just yet. i could read this very next part which makes it quite clear. the united states calls on russia to deescalate tensions by withdrawing...
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jim takes a geographic look at the situation here. jim? >> for our viewers, if you have any doubt that ukraine is important to the u.s. or russia, it helps to look at the map. let's start with ukraine, it's not some distant land it's in europe. the green is nato allies. the u.s. has an obligation to defend them if they come under threat. ukraine is not a member, but there has been talk increasing the ties over the years. a couple hours nighttime to paris, rome, a little further away to london. let's get to why it's important to russia. this is the key here, that's the key russian naval base. the headquarters of the black sea fleet, this is russia's only warm water port. they're cold in the winter, this one takes them through the black sea, the mediterranean, out to the atlantic, that is an essential national security interest of the russians, and one more point just to come across, we talk a lot about the ethnic divisions this is the eastern part of the country along the border with russia, 50 to 75% in this area russians speaking russian
jim takes a geographic look at the situation here. jim? >> for our viewers, if you have any doubt that ukraine is important to the u.s. or russia, it helps to look at the map. let's start with ukraine, it's not some distant land it's in europe. the green is nato allies. the u.s. has an obligation to defend them if they come under threat. ukraine is not a member, but there has been talk increasing the ties over the years. a couple hours nighttime to paris, rome, a little further away to...
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. >> hey, jim, thank you for the accolades. i just get the blame or the credit being in charge of the department. we did a complete retooling of the department. we tipped the balance to relying on beat officers which was a big change of pace. the most important thing that we did was created a comprehensive gang violence reduction strategy. we had one of the worst gang violence problem. we didn't have a comprehensive strategy. we developed that and it revolves around the strategy. so when one issue happens it doesn't kickoff a whole series of events. it focuses on the people, places and things that are causing gang violence in the city. the people being the gang members and a lot of attention has been drawn to our custom notification program which revolves around a formula created by vindividual where we canfied fi an individual who is likely to be involved as an offender. that strategy is probably one of the most comprehensive in the country. >> it is. i want to bring you in evelyn, as well. it is also about prevention programs
. >> hey, jim, thank you for the accolades. i just get the blame or the credit being in charge of the department. we did a complete retooling of the department. we tipped the balance to relying on beat officers which was a big change of pace. the most important thing that we did was created a comprehensive gang violence reduction strategy. we had one of the worst gang violence problem. we didn't have a comprehensive strategy. we developed that and it revolves around the strategy. so when...
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the multimillion dollar portfolio she manages with jim cramer. you can learn more at thestreet.com/nbr. >>> bounce back. easing tensions in ukraine ignite a rally on wall street. the s&p 500 a record, the dow its best day this year. the nasdaq a 14-year high. but will the optimism last? >>> fiscal priorities. president obama unveils his $4 trillion budget. what's his plan for spending and new tax in the coming year? >>> tough turn around. the radio shack will close over 1,000 stores as it
the multimillion dollar portfolio she manages with jim cramer. you can learn more at thestreet.com/nbr. >>> bounce back. easing tensions in ukraine ignite a rally on wall street. the s&p 500 a record, the dow its best day this year. the nasdaq a 14-year high. but will the optimism last? >>> fiscal priorities. president obama unveils his $4 trillion budget. what's his plan for spending and new tax in the coming year? >>> tough turn around. the radio shack will...
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i'm jim sciutto in today for don lemon. this just into cnn. russian state media are reporting that president obama spoke a short time ago by phone with russian president vladimir putin. mr. obama reportedly raised concerns about russia's plan for possible intervention in ukraine. no word on president putin's response to those confirmed. we've got fred pleitkin. but also jim acosta. >> reporter: it's been a week and a day since the two leaders spoke, a senior administration official confirms president obama spoke with vladimir putin earlier today. we expect a read out from the white house shortly as to what they discussed during that phone call. as you know, jim, the kremlin got the jump a little bit on the white house here in terms of what the contents of that call were. and it does seem that vladimir putin and president obama have a disagreement here as to who is responsible for the unrest, the uncertainty in ukraine. vladimir putin according to a statement coming out of the kremlin says that this is due to ultranationalists in ukraine. so we
i'm jim sciutto in today for don lemon. this just into cnn. russian state media are reporting that president obama spoke a short time ago by phone with russian president vladimir putin. mr. obama reportedly raised concerns about russia's plan for possible intervention in ukraine. no word on president putin's response to those confirmed. we've got fred pleitkin. but also jim acosta. >> reporter: it's been a week and a day since the two leaders spoke, a senior administration official...
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law enforcement are with sarah and jim to get a brady law enacted. unquestionably, this law has had an incredible impact on public safety. you have saved my fellow police officers and citizens across america. i am very proud of that. [applause] background checks block more than 2 million prohibited gun purchases. there is no way to quantify completely the law that has resulted from this. we have heard the tremendous impact. i think it is safe to say that these 2 million guns could have resulted in 2 million catastrophes. clearly, the brady law has reduced access to firearms by those legally not permitted to possess them. there are other avenues for dangerous purchasers who acquire these firearms. in baltimore county, i lost an officer four months ago due to an illegally obtained firearm. we have to shut things down. this is what leaders are asking you to do. up to 40% of purchases take place between private parties without a license dealer. they require no background check at all. as we have warned, this is tantamount to allowing passengers to board
law enforcement are with sarah and jim to get a brady law enacted. unquestionably, this law has had an incredible impact on public safety. you have saved my fellow police officers and citizens across america. i am very proud of that. [applause] background checks block more than 2 million prohibited gun purchases. there is no way to quantify completely the law that has resulted from this. we have heard the tremendous impact. i think it is safe to say that these 2 million guns could have resulted...
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. >> hold on, jim. here comes the president. let's listen in. >> good afternoon everybody. before jay takes some of your questions, i want to provide a brief update on our efforts to address the ongoing crisis in ukraine. since the russian intervention we've been mobilizing the international community to condemn this violation of international law and to support the people and government of ukraine. this morning i signed an executive order that authorizes sanctions on individuals and enemies responsible for violating the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the ukraine, or for stealing the assets of the ukrainian people. according to my guidance the state department has also put in place restrictions on the travel of certain individuals and officials. these decisions continue our efforts to impose a cost on russia. and those responsible for the situation in crimea. and they also give us the flexibility to adjust our response going forward based on russia's actions. we took these steps in close coord
. >> hold on, jim. here comes the president. let's listen in. >> good afternoon everybody. before jay takes some of your questions, i want to provide a brief update on our efforts to address the ongoing crisis in ukraine. since the russian intervention we've been mobilizing the international community to condemn this violation of international law and to support the people and government of ukraine. this morning i signed an executive order that authorizes sanctions on individuals...
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let's bring in with our national security correspondent jim sciutto. jim? >> wolf, officials are attempting to de-escalate the crisis and avoiding any moves that may further inflame the situation. does russia expand its military intervention or does it pull back? on the ground in ukraine, there's a volatile mix of armed forces and emotions, which we saw flair up today. today in crimea, russian and ukrainian forces in a dramatic and dangerous standoff. weapons drawn and here a threat to open fire. >> i said stop! i'm serious. i'll shoot at your legs. >> reporter: and as secretary of state john kerry arrived in the ukrainian capital of kiev, a war of words. russian president vladimir putin and secretary kerry trading die metric clee opposed views of the crisis. back and forth. >> translator: the acting president, of course, is not legitimate. >> the elected representatives of the people of ukraine, they overwhelmingly approve the new government. >> reporter: and back and forth. >> translator: citizens of ukraine, both russian and ukrainian, what worries them?
let's bring in with our national security correspondent jim sciutto. jim? >> wolf, officials are attempting to de-escalate the crisis and avoiding any moves that may further inflame the situation. does russia expand its military intervention or does it pull back? on the ground in ukraine, there's a volatile mix of armed forces and emotions, which we saw flair up today. today in crimea, russian and ukrainian forces in a dramatic and dangerous standoff. weapons drawn and here a threat to...
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then we have jim barrett describing the final invention. artificial intelligence and the end of the human era. and we wrap up tonight's programming at 10:45 p.m. what paul kengor, who wrote "eleven principles of a reagan conservative." that happens tonight on booktv. >> i believe we started in 1933, the day after prohibition ended. so 25 other wineries lineup of law rest. we are at the only one still in business today. oregon has a rich history for the wine industry. the wine is where we add the variety with great varietals in the 70s. so we have produced specialty wines with what is rich with fruit orchard and berries and there is kind of a grape boom and the grapes were growing and i think that the struggle but a lot of them had early on was the regulation coming in more strong for label regulations and production and all of those things. and i think that that we can get some. over the '30s, 40s and part of the 50s, customers can come in and try it. one of the neat things about this was the secretary at the time who then bought it, she ac
then we have jim barrett describing the final invention. artificial intelligence and the end of the human era. and we wrap up tonight's programming at 10:45 p.m. what paul kengor, who wrote "eleven principles of a reagan conservative." that happens tonight on booktv. >> i believe we started in 1933, the day after prohibition ended. so 25 other wineries lineup of law rest. we are at the only one still in business today. oregon has a rich history for the wine industry. the wine is...
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chief national correspondent jim ingle reports it has a lot to do with this fall's elections. >> president obama's steadily delaying and dismantling his own health care law as he prepares to offer another delay in obamacare, one to postpone the political pain of cancelling millions of plans in the individual market just like last fall. >> they're going to get cancellation notices again sometime around october 1 or slightly before, and the same political issue that erupted last year would erupt again in 2014 right before the election. >> it's just getting past the 2014 elections, and it's unfortunate, but i think it means that some of his candidates in the senate are in trouble. >> at the end of last year, some 6 million people on the individual market were told their policies were canceled and forced into obamacare often with more expensive policies. having promised that people could keep their plans and doctors no matter what, the president tried to apologize. >> there's no doubt that the way i put that forward unequivocally ended up not being accurate. >> then he urged insurers and state
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jim, what are we expecting the president to say here? >> i think the president is going to back up secretary john kerry and other officials, including jay carney earlier this afternoon, that any moves by russia to intervene in the crisis to perhaps invade that territory of crimea would be a grave mistake, in the words of white house officials and according to secretary of state john kerry. one thing that we've been pressing officials all day long, jake, is exactly who those forces are in the crimea area. we're seeing forces with insignias that appear to be blackandover or concealed. it's not clear who is on the ground in crimea. hopefully we'll get updated information from the president as to what that is. jake, make no mistake, this is, again, once again, another confrontation between the president and vladimir putin over what is happening. those events on the ground in the ukraine. >> let's bring in chief national correspondent jim sciutto. i was e-mailing with a senior official who points out that the russians have a base and the ques
jim, what are we expecting the president to say here? >> i think the president is going to back up secretary john kerry and other officials, including jay carney earlier this afternoon, that any moves by russia to intervene in the crisis to perhaps invade that territory of crimea would be a grave mistake, in the words of white house officials and according to secretary of state john kerry. one thing that we've been pressing officials all day long, jake, is exactly who those forces are in...
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joining me from moscow, nbc's jim maceda. jim, how is putin reacting to this criticism? >> reporter: hi there. well, karen, first of all, putin wouldn't call what he's doing an act of war or aggression, with all due respect to secretary of state kerry. as putin told german chancellor angela merkel in a phone call this evening, he believes mos w moscow's actions are appropriate, and they're more about self-defense. from his point of view, the new pro-western government in kiev poses a threat to his interest in ukraine. that's primarily crimea, where today there were even more troops roaming around going from ukraine army or military post to post, as you mentioned in your lead, trying to disarm the ukrainians. when they wouldn't agree to that, surrounding them and neutralizing their bases. but crimea gives putin the essentials he wants and needs. a base for his black sea fleet. he just doesn't seem affected by all the criticism coming from abroad. putin doesn't seem to believe that the u.s. or its allies have the kind of leverage to hurt him, especially when he sees the re
joining me from moscow, nbc's jim maceda. jim, how is putin reacting to this criticism? >> reporter: hi there. well, karen, first of all, putin wouldn't call what he's doing an act of war or aggression, with all due respect to secretary of state kerry. as putin told german chancellor angela merkel in a phone call this evening, he believes mos w moscow's actions are appropriate, and they're more about self-defense. from his point of view, the new pro-western government in kiev poses a...
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but i think jim is right, there is a potential here for even another reason. the president is proposing to increase the earned income credit for workers not living with minor children. a sizable earned income credit for families with kids. >> woodruff: right. you have young workers or middle-age workers who is single individuals, if they pay no wages, for those who are in poverty or deeper into poverty, that should be something where both parties say that's not a good idea and both parties want to encourage them to work for and earned income credit does that. >> woodruff: you see republicans moving in the president's direction, having more interest in doing something like this? >> i wouldn't say that. i think in the area of earned income tax credit, there might be some overlap. but in general the republican approach will be very different, i think. i think they'll look at the range of programs aimed at helping the poor and say a lot of these programs have been created without any relationship or understanding of how they interact with the others and create lar
but i think jim is right, there is a potential here for even another reason. the president is proposing to increase the earned income credit for workers not living with minor children. a sizable earned income credit for families with kids. >> woodruff: right. you have young workers or middle-age workers who is single individuals, if they pay no wages, for those who are in poverty or deeper into poverty, that should be something where both parties say that's not a good idea and both...
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jim ingle with that. plus, a timeline on the irs targeting conservatives scandal. stay tuned. for over a decade millions have raised their hand for the proven relief of the purple pill. and that relief could be in your hand. for many, nexium helps relieve heartburn symptoms from acid reflux disease. find out how you can save at purplepill.com. there is risk of bone fracture and low magnesium levels. side effects may include headache, abdominal pain, and diarrhea if you have persistent diarrhea, contact your doctor right away. other serious stomach conditions may exi. avoid if you te clopidogrel. for many, relief is at hand. ask your doctor abouxium. >>> the obama administration has made another change to obamacare, ordering states to pay subsidies first and verify eligibility later. retroactive enrollment idea sparked criticism from republican house energy and commerce subcommittee chairman joe pitts who called that move outrageous. complaints about obamacare from many different people are nothing new. to hear some top democrats tell it, all of those obamacare horror stories a
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jim maceda, with where do we go from here. that was some press conference. >> reporter: yes, it was. you summed it up very well. it went on for an hour and a half. it was the first time we've seen him speak about anything, much less ukraine, over ten days. putin, couple of things, chuck. putin called the military intervention in crimea extraordinary, but legitimate. rehashing old ground. but i think his key comment came when he asked about what happens next. he said he didn't think the use of force was necessary at this time in crimea or elsewhere in ukraine, leaving open the possibility but only as a last resort. now that signal, coupled with images today of russian forces returning back to their bases, after putin announced late yesterday the end of those war games along -- not by accident, ukraine's border with russia. those two signals could potentially, potentially lower the temperature in the standoff which obviously has become extremely tense. meanwhile, you talk about the u.s. and its allies, struggling to come up with
jim maceda, with where do we go from here. that was some press conference. >> reporter: yes, it was. you summed it up very well. it went on for an hour and a half. it was the first time we've seen him speak about anything, much less ukraine, over ten days. putin, couple of things, chuck. putin called the military intervention in crimea extraordinary, but legitimate. rehashing old ground. but i think his key comment came when he asked about what happens next. he said he didn't think the...
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let's bring in our senior white house correspondent, jim acosta. jim, the white house says it won't be sending a presidential delegation to the paralympic games in sochi, russia that, are about to begin. is this more boy costs? it looks like the g-8 summit in june the u.s. was planning on participating in, that may be gone, as well. >> reporter: that's right. and you heard secretary of state john kerry say, wolf, it may become the g-7. that russia may be expelled. want to pick up on something you were talking about with anderson cooper about that alleged ultimatum from russia to ukrainian forces about crimea. there is a state department conference call going on right now, wolf, and a state department spokeswoman, jen psaki, said they don't have any independent confirmation that ultimate yum has been issued. but if that had occurred, it would in their view constitute a dangerous escalation. so that quick response from the white house to those events, even though the russians are saying that that did not occur. you mentioned the word from the white h
let's bring in our senior white house correspondent, jim acosta. jim, the white house says it won't be sending a presidential delegation to the paralympic games in sochi, russia that, are about to begin. is this more boy costs? it looks like the g-8 summit in june the u.s. was planning on participating in, that may be gone, as well. >> reporter: that's right. and you heard secretary of state john kerry say, wolf, it may become the g-7. that russia may be expelled. want to pick up on...
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and i want to maintain high jim any over it. and these incidental sanctions can i weather them and in due course the united states and europe will back off them because they don't have staying power. i will get what they want and they won't hurt me that much. that's their calculus. what's our calculus? >> ambassador, thank you, sir. enjoy london. >> thank you. >> and general bob scales insists russian president putin is bluffing that u.s. intervention must be on the table. i will tell you most people have military fatigue and you put it on the table. >> well, first of all understand russian military forces are very weak. they don't have a draft army. not a single stealth fighter. their navy can't get out of ports. it it really is the gang that couldn't shoot straight. we have still a very strong military. we ought to leverage that asymmetry. is that a threat or actually a follow-through? there are two things there. one is a threat to sort of scare them because they have a pathetic military and the other one is to actually commit
and i want to maintain high jim any over it. and these incidental sanctions can i weather them and in due course the united states and europe will back off them because they don't have staying power. i will get what they want and they won't hurt me that much. that's their calculus. what's our calculus? >> ambassador, thank you, sir. enjoy london. >> thank you. >> and general bob scales insists russian president putin is bluffing that u.s. intervention must be on the table. i...
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jim sciutto, i want to discuss the dual tracks that are going on. on the one hand, the united states, as elise has pointed o out, is trying to offer some off ramps to vladmir putin. the united states and nato talking about sanctions. the russians responding with their own idea. they say they would ban u.s. and europe countries and seize assets if sanctions are imposed. what does the united states see with these threats and counter threats? >> it is two sides of the same coins, the carrots and the sticks. they have the off ramp, including the idea of sending observers into eastern ukraine. president putin and others have said that ethnic russians are under threat. they are calling for our help and demanding rescue. we will send observers in and they will take a look at the situation and see what can be doneme done. back up. at the same time, also saying that our patience is wearing thin. if russia does not pull back to its original positions, we are going to start imposing costs. you have two costs in effect. one on the financial front. you have lang
jim sciutto, i want to discuss the dual tracks that are going on. on the one hand, the united states, as elise has pointed o out, is trying to offer some off ramps to vladmir putin. the united states and nato talking about sanctions. the russians responding with their own idea. they say they would ban u.s. and europe countries and seize assets if sanctions are imposed. what does the united states see with these threats and counter threats? >> it is two sides of the same coins, the carrots...
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jim acosta at the white house, thank you. >>> let's go to paris, our foreign affairs reporter elise lavin is there. intense meetings today. the secretary said he'd rather be where all of the action is right now as far as the diplomacy is concerned. did you get the sense that there's any ground for serious optimism right now? >> wolf, i would say cautious optimism. they didn't get that meeting between russian foreign minister lav love and the ukrainian foreign, they've been trying to get together all day kerry met with lavrov. then they sat down together. you had that call between angela merkel in which she's pitching this german/french plan that has some elements that the russians would like. tomorrow secretary kerry will go to rome and meet with foreign minister lavrov again. you have a seedling, if you will, of a diplomatic process. and everyone wants to de-escalate the situation. but i will say, wolf, the state department just sent out a fax sheet and it's called president putin's fiction. ten false claims about ukraine. i don't know how that will go down as de-escalation when secretar
jim acosta at the white house, thank you. >>> let's go to paris, our foreign affairs reporter elise lavin is there. intense meetings today. the secretary said he'd rather be where all of the action is right now as far as the diplomacy is concerned. did you get the sense that there's any ground for serious optimism right now? >> wolf, i would say cautious optimism. they didn't get that meeting between russian foreign minister lav love and the ukrainian foreign, they've been trying...
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what are you learning, jim? >> we're learning that the white house is basically sending a diplomatic warning to russia over the events of ukraine. just a few moments ago hearing from a senior administration official that the u.s. may not attend the g-8 summit in russia in sochi where the olympics were just held later on this june if russia is in ukraine. senior administration official basically telling us that it would be very hard for the united states and european allies to justify attending that summit if russian forces are in ukraine. the senior administration official going on and saying that russia has built up some good will after hosting what was a successful olympic games in sochi but at this point, the white house, the obama administration, in the words of the senior administration official, just cannot see a scenario where they would attend that g-8 summit in sochi if russian forces are in ukraine. a clear, clear diplomatic warning to the russians, wolf, something we did not hear from the president in
what are you learning, jim? >> we're learning that the white house is basically sending a diplomatic warning to russia over the events of ukraine. just a few moments ago hearing from a senior administration official that the u.s. may not attend the g-8 summit in russia in sochi where the olympics were just held later on this june if russia is in ukraine. senior administration official basically telling us that it would be very hard for the united states and european allies to justify...
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. >> well thanks, jim. another update we'll be looking for shortly, i imagine, is when the president if the president speaks again with vladimir putin as he did on friday. we do know that secretary of state john kerry spoke a short time ago today with the ukranian president, keeping those lines of communication open. certainly. we have an update just in right now. the u.n. security council is going to an open televised session on this subject of the ukraine. we're going to take you there when that starts. in the meantime, russia's decision not only adds more strain to an already tense relationship with the u.s., but it could also impact the situation in syria. we explain how right after this. [ female announcer ] a classic macaroni & cheese from stouffer's starts with freshly-made pasta, and 100% real cheddar cheese. but what makes stouffer's mac n' cheese best of all. that moment you enjoy it at home. stouffer's. made with care for you or your family. that moment you enjoy it at home. explaining my moderat
. >> well thanks, jim. another update we'll be looking for shortly, i imagine, is when the president if the president speaks again with vladimir putin as he did on friday. we do know that secretary of state john kerry spoke a short time ago today with the ukranian president, keeping those lines of communication open. certainly. we have an update just in right now. the u.n. security council is going to an open televised session on this subject of the ukraine. we're going to take you there...
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>> we heard jim saying someone will get hurt. this un envoy has his diplomatic mission cut short in crimea. it just arrived. he visited a naval base and was leaving when armed men, 10 to 15 in number, not everyone with weapons surrounded him and demanded he leave crimea immediately and go to the airport. he got into the car he came with and refused to get out and the men blocked the car. they then were threatening him. he was described as shaken and not physically hurt. he walk and sought refuge. the late news is that the united nations is saying they are taking a late flight out and will return shortly to kiev to continue his mission. cut short by today's incident, the words of the united nation spokesman office here in new york. secretary general young had described to the press corps what was happening with him. he did not have un security with him. they said they were relying on ukrainians for security. they are not sure if anybody was with him. he was accompanied with a european security official, but he went alone to the na
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jim will be back later. >>> u.s. officials report no major moves by russian forces either in ukraine or inside russia but they say russian troops carry out massive war games this week under the gaze of the russian president p vladimir putin are still in the field, most have not returned to their barracks. at the same time the pentagon is taking concrete new steps to try to address the crisis. let's bring if our pentagon correspondent barbara starr. what are you learning, barb? >> reporter: wolf, the pentagon and the u.s. intelligence committee have laser focus on those russian troops still in the field. many had traveled down from central russia, haven't gone back home. why are they still there is the big question e it ear their territory, perfectly allowed to be there, but why haven't they gone home? the pentagon watching this and also today moving to reassure east european allies. for the first time the pentagon is using its aircraft to send a message to russian president vladimir putin. >> the defense department i
jim will be back later. >>> u.s. officials report no major moves by russian forces either in ukraine or inside russia but they say russian troops carry out massive war games this week under the gaze of the russian president p vladimir putin are still in the field, most have not returned to their barracks. at the same time the pentagon is taking concrete new steps to try to address the crisis. let's bring if our pentagon correspondent barbara starr. what are you learning, barb? >>...
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jim sciutto -- jim, thanks for joining us. secretary kerry said it over and over today, the united states wants to see russia deescalate the crisis and to work out his problems directly with the ukrainian government. does the u.s. actually believe putin might take them up on that? >> actually the president said today he noted that there are reports that putin may be taking a pause to think about what he's done there. i don't know if that's a hopeful read of the situation. but clearly you're hearing consistently now from u.s. officials and this really started on the weekend from the nato secretary general as well, the offering up of an off-ramp in effect for russia with a couple of elements. one, the discussion of a more inclusive government in ukraine that is more representative of the ethnic russians in the eastern part of the country there as an offer to the russians, because clearly the russians feel this government -- not only do they claim it's not legitimate, they claim that it's not representative. also this offer of a
jim sciutto -- jim, thanks for joining us. secretary kerry said it over and over today, the united states wants to see russia deescalate the crisis and to work out his problems directly with the ukrainian government. does the u.s. actually believe putin might take them up on that? >> actually the president said today he noted that there are reports that putin may be taking a pause to think about what he's done there. i don't know if that's a hopeful read of the situation. but clearly...
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jim? >> this is the ultimate result of a feckless foreign policy where nobody believes in america's strength anymore. >> there's no question there's a perception of american indecisiveness and weakness. >> we look like an impotent vacillating country. >> every time i president goes on national television and threatens putin or anyone like putin, everybody's eyes roll, including mine. we have a weak and indecisive president that invites aggression. >> that old lady is right. ( laughter ) obama-- obama needs to immediately do something manly. maybe a one-armed push-up or carve a canoe or invade a foreign country. how about iraq? third time's a charm! ( applause ) because right now the president of the united states is getting outplayed. look at what he wore saturday during a tense 90-minute phone call with vladimir putin. no tie. jeans with a jeans shirt. what is this casual doomsday? meanwhile on the other end you know putin shirtless stroking a tiger looking into his infinity mirror. ( lau
jim? >> this is the ultimate result of a feckless foreign policy where nobody believes in america's strength anymore. >> there's no question there's a perception of american indecisiveness and weakness. >> we look like an impotent vacillating country. >> every time i president goes on national television and threatens putin or anyone like putin, everybody's eyes roll, including mine. we have a weak and indecisive president that invites aggression. >> that old lady...
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the multimillion dollar portfolio she manages with jim cramer. you can learn more at thestreet.com/nbr. >>> bounce back. easing tensions in ukraine ignite a rally on wall street. the s&p 500 a record, the dow its best day this year. the nasdaq a 14-year high. but will the optimism last? >>> fiscal priorities. president obama unveils his $4 trillion budget. what's his plan for spending and new tax in the coming year? >>> tough turn around. the radio shack will close over 1,000 stores as it t t
the multimillion dollar portfolio she manages with jim cramer. you can learn more at thestreet.com/nbr. >>> bounce back. easing tensions in ukraine ignite a rally on wall street. the s&p 500 a record, the dow its best day this year. the nasdaq a 14-year high. but will the optimism last? >>> fiscal priorities. president obama unveils his $4 trillion budget. what's his plan for spending and new tax in the coming year? >>> tough turn around. the radio shack will...
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bret. >> jim, thank you. depending on how you look at it, a fascinating and confounding exchange tonight about the obama budget. senate budget committee top republican jeff sessions did everything he could today to get an answer from sylvia matthews burwell. >> you're proposing that we alter ryan-murray so you can spend $56 million more next year alone? >> what we are proposing -- >> yes or no, is that correct? >> what -- >> can't you answer that question simply, yes or no. do you propose to spend $56 billion more than ryan-murray allows, and you're proposing we change ryan-murray to allow you to do so? yes or no? >> senator, we do propose a change in the law that would be fully paid for, that would invest in the things that we believe are necessary for the economic health of the nation. >> you're refusing to answer it. i will answer it. the answer is that you're going to spend -- you're asking us to raise the spending limits by changing the ryan-murray law so you can spend even more than you agreed to spend
bret. >> jim, thank you. depending on how you look at it, a fascinating and confounding exchange tonight about the obama budget. senate budget committee top republican jeff sessions did everything he could today to get an answer from sylvia matthews burwell. >> you're proposing that we alter ryan-murray so you can spend $56 million more next year alone? >> what we are proposing -- >> yes or no, is that correct? >> what -- >> can't you answer that question...
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also our chief national security correspondent jim sciutto. thanks very much. general, fighter jets, u.s. fighter jets are arriving, we're told, in some of these nato countries, in the baltics, estonia, latvia, lithuania. what does that mean practically speaking other than some sort of political statement? >> i think what that means is allies that will be nervous about russia's moves it's one way to reassure them and given that they're part of nato very common. >> they're concerned, poland also, they're concerned that russia might go beyond ukraine into their countries and even though they're nato allies and if you attack a nato ally, you're attacking the united states of america? >> a violation of article 5 of the nato alliance. but has russia ever done this before? yes, they have. have they can victim of that? yes, they have. so i think they're worried. do i think they need to be worried right this minute about that? no. but i think it's good to reassure our nato allies and to show russia there are things we can do to bolster their morale and defenses. >> jim
also our chief national security correspondent jim sciutto. thanks very much. general, fighter jets, u.s. fighter jets are arriving, we're told, in some of these nato countries, in the baltics, estonia, latvia, lithuania. what does that mean practically speaking other than some sort of political statement? >> i think what that means is allies that will be nervous about russia's moves it's one way to reassure them and given that they're part of nato very common. >> they're concerned,...
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jim sciutto is reporting. let's get back to the alleged russia's black sea fleet commander has more ukrainian effortses in crimea to swear allegiance to pro-russian authorities or face an attack. that report is being called rubbish. so what is the reality? joining me by phone is christopher miller. you heard this threat being issued by this russian commander. is that right? >> i did, yes. that's correct. there was a group of about a dozen or so of us journalists and with other journalists and we were at the bay in sevastopol when the ukrainian ship was docked there with several dozen ukrainian soldiers, armed soldiers on board. they ran around frantically as a russian ship did circles in the bay in front of the ship. from that ship there was a loud speaker blaring an ultimatum essentially saying, lay down your arms, come to our side, join us. this went on for the better part of an hour, hour and a half in which this message was blurted out about every five to ten minutes. >> christopher, tell us precisely what
jim sciutto is reporting. let's get back to the alleged russia's black sea fleet commander has more ukrainian effortses in crimea to swear allegiance to pro-russian authorities or face an attack. that report is being called rubbish. so what is the reality? joining me by phone is christopher miller. you heard this threat being issued by this russian commander. is that right? >> i did, yes. that's correct. there was a group of about a dozen or so of us journalists and with other journalists...
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with jim. first the president made it clear that e he is going to stand with the international community in handling the message with ukraine, and it was a tough message in the 90-minute phone call? >> yes, it was a tough message and we know that the presidents spoke a week and a day ago, but developments have been move sog qui quickly in ukraine with the russian involvement that the president came down hard today in if statement. he said that the united states condemns russia's military intervention in the crimean territory, and i want to put this up on the screen, because this illustrates the statement heref. just how concerned the white house is about what is happening by russia. the united states calls on russia to deescalate tensions by withdrawing the forces back to bases in crimea, and to refrain from interference elsewhere in ukraine. the reason i isolate that particular sentence from the statement, jim, is because it is a couple of things. one is that at this point, does the white hous
with jim. first the president made it clear that e he is going to stand with the international community in handling the message with ukraine, and it was a tough message in the 90-minute phone call? >> yes, it was a tough message and we know that the presidents spoke a week and a day ago, but developments have been move sog qui quickly in ukraine with the russian involvement that the president came down hard today in if statement. he said that the united states condemns russia's military...
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remembering the jim lang. martha: we had three doors with the home game and you could put in different bachelors. we did. bill: that was at the maccallam house. fun times. martha: "happening now" starts right now. jenna: today's top headlines and brand new stories you see here first. jon: she is the social eight on trial for the murder of her ex-husband. the jury hears what was really planned for the victim on the night he died. >>> scare in the air. a flight forced to makage emergency landing. what happened inside the cabin that had everyone worried. >>> a armed robber messes with the wrong guy. why a convenience store clerk is being called a hero this morning. the whole thing is caught on tape and all "happening now."
remembering the jim lang. martha: we had three doors with the home game and you could put in different bachelors. we did. bill: that was at the maccallam house. fun times. martha: "happening now" starts right now. jenna: today's top headlines and brand new stories you see here first. jon: she is the social eight on trial for the murder of her ex-husband. the jury hears what was really planned for the victim on the night he died. >>> scare in the air. a flight forced to makage...
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jim, what do you know? >> reporter: first thing to point out before i detail that phone call, we're getting word that the president is at a local fund-raiser in the washington, d.c. and told people at the fund-raiser that we may be able to deescalate this crisis in his words. the u.s. may be able to deescalate the crisis in the coming days so interesting to hear the president using the words, perhaps a hopeful sign about the way the white house feels about what's happening in ukraine at this point. but getting to that phone call, yes, as we all know it took place on saturday. 90 minutes long and according to a senior administration official briefing reporters on that phone call earlier this evening, the president and vladimir putin spent much of that time during that phone call debating the facts on the ground with respect to what's happening on the ground in ukraine. russian president basically saying that he's trying to defend the rights of ethnic russians in ukraine and the president spent the time sayin
jim, what do you know? >> reporter: first thing to point out before i detail that phone call, we're getting word that the president is at a local fund-raiser in the washington, d.c. and told people at the fund-raiser that we may be able to deescalate this crisis in his words. the u.s. may be able to deescalate the crisis in the coming days so interesting to hear the president using the words, perhaps a hopeful sign about the way the white house feels about what's happening in ukraine at...
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chuck, back to you. >> thank you, jim. right now, according to folks i've talked to, the u.s. has three options, none of them involve the u.s. military. the first, the u.s. could move along with european allies to officially suspend or kick russia out of the g8. that would be symbolic. second, the administration could pursue its own sanctions that target russian banks as well as international sanctions, targeting russian oil companies. third, the u.s. may convince the european union to cancel some of its energy contracts with russia costing in exports. the assumption is that putin may care about the wallet. joining me, steve piefer, currently the director of the arms control initiative with the brookings institute, and jane harmon, ceo and president of the woodrow wilson center for international studies. welcome to both of you. ambassador, let me start with you, since you spent so much time in the country. you made a comment here about what russia's real goal is. they already had access to crimea. they had it as a port. everything they quote/unquote needed about the black sea
chuck, back to you. >> thank you, jim. right now, according to folks i've talked to, the u.s. has three options, none of them involve the u.s. military. the first, the u.s. could move along with european allies to officially suspend or kick russia out of the g8. that would be symbolic. second, the administration could pursue its own sanctions that target russian banks as well as international sanctions, targeting russian oil companies. third, the u.s. may convince the european union to...
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jim? >> and the president delivering a tough message and building a coalition that hee ne needs can and france to corroborate. and ian, i know there is frustration among the protesters and even the crimean politicians that they have not gotten the backup or the support they wanted from the west. and do you think that in the phone calls, the stern messages and the talk of costs for russia they are beginning to hear the support they are looking for? >> i think they are starting to hear positive signs bs, but you also have the ukrainian government here talking tougher about the russians, and that could be a move to push the west to push them into more diplomatic, and push up the diplomatic efforts, because noi first time mentioning the military on the high alert, and definitely an escalation here in kiev, and to tell you that the prime minister here talked to his counter parts in russia, you know, dmitry medvedev who is the russian prime minister assured him that no military action is going t
jim? >> and the president delivering a tough message and building a coalition that hee ne needs can and france to corroborate. and ian, i know there is frustration among the protesters and even the crimean politicians that they have not gotten the backup or the support they wanted from the west. and do you think that in the phone calls, the stern messages and the talk of costs for russia they are beginning to hear the support they are looking for? >> i think they are starting to...
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want to bring in nbc's jim mecada now. we heard from secretary of state kerry and samantha power and then the white house announcement on friday afternoon that warning that there would be costs. how's russia reacting to the criticism coming from this country? >> reporter: well, if russia is putin, they're reacting like the teflon man. first of all, the reason for that is that putin wouldn't call what he's doing an act of war or aggression with all due respect to secretary of state kerry, but more of an act of self defense from his point of view, from putin's point of view, the new western or pro-western government in kiev is posing an existential threat to crimea and it's an essential war mortar port and base for the black sea fleet and he doesn't seem a bit affect bd i the criticism from abroad. putin doesn't seem to -- he doesn't seem to believe that the u.s. or its allies have the leverage to hurt him, especially when he sees the kind of reaction coming from russians out in the streets here in moscow and st. petersburg
want to bring in nbc's jim mecada now. we heard from secretary of state kerry and samantha power and then the white house announcement on friday afternoon that warning that there would be costs. how's russia reacting to the criticism coming from this country? >> reporter: well, if russia is putin, they're reacting like the teflon man. first of all, the reason for that is that putin wouldn't call what he's doing an act of war or aggression with all due respect to secretary of state kerry,...
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the fact that after being assured that the democratic super pac priorities usa would stay neutral, jim messina made it clear they were getting on the hillary clinton bandwagon. -- the lack of discipline or the fact that being vice president is, in a sense, a recipe for being rodney dangerfield. it's that the democratic party is unlikely perhaps to nominate or to rally around a white male presidential candidate, perhaps for quite sometime. so let's talk a little bit more about this clinton-biden issue. joining me is msnbc contributor and former white house press secretary for president obama, robert gibbs, and tracey sefle who serves as an advisor to ready for hillary. i'm not saying you're being put on the side of biden here, but what was your -- what do you make of where biden's standing is? i thought that anonymous quote said it all, right? here's a guy who's gotten as close to the brass ring as he's ever gotten before, and then suddenly, the representing apparently has disappeared. >> right. and i thought it was a remarkably well-written piece by glenn. glenn is not used to me sayin
the fact that after being assured that the democratic super pac priorities usa would stay neutral, jim messina made it clear they were getting on the hillary clinton bandwagon. -- the lack of discipline or the fact that being vice president is, in a sense, a recipe for being rodney dangerfield. it's that the democratic party is unlikely perhaps to nominate or to rally around a white male presidential candidate, perhaps for quite sometime. so let's talk a little bit more about this clinton-biden...
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nbc's jim maceda. let's go from there now to nbc's kristen welker following the latest developments from the white house for us. kristen, what are you hearing from the obama administration and all the options that it may be considering? >> reporter: well, alex, a little bit of breaking news at this hour. according to a senior defense official, defense secretary chuck hagel, had a it telephone conversation with his counterpart today. we're still waiting to get details about what specifically was said during that conversation. but, of course, the white house monitoring the situation quite closely, in consultation with its partners abroad. for days, the administration has been warning russia against intervening in ukraine. of course, on friday, it was clear that that diplomatic strategy had failed, so president obama came out with a strong warning to russia not to ramp this up any further. he said there would be costs. here's a little bit more of what he had to say. take a listen. >> throughout this crisi
nbc's jim maceda. let's go from there now to nbc's kristen welker following the latest developments from the white house for us. kristen, what are you hearing from the obama administration and all the options that it may be considering? >> reporter: well, alex, a little bit of breaking news at this hour. according to a senior defense official, defense secretary chuck hagel, had a it telephone conversation with his counterpart today. we're still waiting to get details about what...
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jim, what is this very quick vote signal to you? >> reporter: i think it's the russians slow rolling an invasion of sovereign ukrainian territory, and in direct defiance of repeated public and stern warnings from u.s. officials ranging from secretary kerry, secretary hagel right up to the top, right up to the president. you saw his comments yesterday. it is a sobering development. the fact is, u.s. officials were already telling us yesterday that those masked troops on the ground as of yesterday in and around crimea were russian so now you have a public in effect acknowledgment from the russian government that the president wants to send troops in there, this authorization. i think the other point is that you can see this as an intelligence failure by the u.s. officials had been telling us in the last 48, 72 hours that it was their assessment that the russians would not go in, and here you have it happening. it is not the way they did it in georgia in 2008. you remember when russia sent troops into the country of georgia in 2008 in
jim, what is this very quick vote signal to you? >> reporter: i think it's the russians slow rolling an invasion of sovereign ukrainian territory, and in direct defiance of repeated public and stern warnings from u.s. officials ranging from secretary kerry, secretary hagel right up to the top, right up to the president. you saw his comments yesterday. it is a sobering development. the fact is, u.s. officials were already telling us yesterday that those masked troops on the ground as of...
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joining me now are congressman jim mcdermott, democrat of washington, and salon.com's joan walsh. thank you both for being here. >> thanks, rev. >> it's good to be here. >> congressman mcdermott, this gop report blames poverty on the safety net, and on family structure. give me your take on this. >> well, as usual, paul ryan's running in the wrong direction. the american people know that it's what you're paid when you work that makes you get out of poverty. and as long as we don't raise the minimum wage, we're not going to get people out of poverty. a little town in washington, seatac, voted by public vote to raise to it $15. all over the country, suddenly there is an explosion of people recognizing that people who are paid well are not in poverty. we haven't raised the minimum wage. you can work as hard as you want at a minimum wage job and you're still in poverty. so you have to do something about the minimum wage. that's why the president's going forward with this. and unless paul ryan figures out which way the country is moving, he is going to be left in the dust. >> you know,
joining me now are congressman jim mcdermott, democrat of washington, and salon.com's joan walsh. thank you both for being here. >> thanks, rev. >> it's good to be here. >> congressman mcdermott, this gop report blames poverty on the safety net, and on family structure. give me your take on this. >> well, as usual, paul ryan's running in the wrong direction. the american people know that it's what you're paid when you work that makes you get out of poverty. and as long...
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lease join me in welcoming jim carafano. [applause] >> thank you. i'm going to be extremely brief so we can get right to the top of. i want to start with a thank you but i want to thank our panelists, chris, kim and michael o'hanlon. put this together on the fly yesterday. i want to thank all of you for coming out in this but we thought this is such a critical issue as you're trying to follow over the weekend of a lot of people talking about a lot of things that nobody had chance to catch their breath. and have a dialogue. and i think this is an enormous opportunity with three preseason and listen been looking at these issues in studying this part of the world for a long time. to actually have a deep breath and a kind of reasoned, principled discussion about what's happened, what does it mean, where are we going from your and what are our options. i couldn't be more thrilled at these guys are jumping into do this. chris is the executive director at the foreign policy institute. kim holmes is a distinguished fellow, long distance grew not just your h
lease join me in welcoming jim carafano. [applause] >> thank you. i'm going to be extremely brief so we can get right to the top of. i want to start with a thank you but i want to thank our panelists, chris, kim and michael o'hanlon. put this together on the fly yesterday. i want to thank all of you for coming out in this but we thought this is such a critical issue as you're trying to follow over the weekend of a lot of people talking about a lot of things that nobody had chance to catch...